The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-24

ter of Hon. Thomas Hardenaan. died
W Wednesday morning in Macon after several
days sickness. She was in the very bloom
and freshness of young womanhooi and has
been for few years leader in Macon
society. She was niece of Hon Robert Har-
deman, Treasurer of the State
Thecolored military companies which have
been visiting in Macon left for home Tues
day evening. The Augusta company left
at b O'Clock, and were escorted to the depot
by large crowd and great was the hubbub
at the depot The Savannah company left
on the l0:4O train. They say they fully en-
Joyed themselves, and much better than
they anticipated
Dick Walden tcolored), of Marietta. had
negro named Dick Dobbs arrested Saturday
night upon the charge of highway robbery
Dobbs had met Walden on the road near
Mrs. Kirkpatrick's and knocked him down
with a stick, and attemDted to take his
watch. but was defeated in his effort. The
only thing missed was his hat. Dobbs was
/. fined $40 and costs on Monday.
The ladies of Union Chapel, Marietta. are
the recipients of handsome present from
George W. Childs, of PHILADELPHIA. 1t is a
bible for chapel use, and is one of the latest
editions from a celebrated Philadelphia
house. 1t contains both the old and revised
versions, and many other features that tend
TO make it a most valuable present The
ladies are loud in their praise of Mr.. Childs.
The district conference of the colored
Methodist Episcopal Church South has just
closed its session in Elberton. Bishop w
ii. Miles, the senior Bishop of the confer
ence, presided. In the forenoon of Sunday
the Bishop preached very fine sermon in
the colored Methodist Episcopal church.
His text was !. Corinthians, xiii, u. At
night he preached to q crowded audience of
white people at the white Methodist Episco-
pal church from John, xiii, ID
Commissioner Henderson received let
ter on Tuesday from the Governor of North
Carolina, in which his excellency said that
he was entering heartily into the work of
the interstate farmers convention" and
could safely pledge a good delegation from
his State. The list Of North Carolina dele
gates viii be sent in few DAYS. John
White, OF Clarke county, appointed dele
gate In place of Mr.. Ferdinand Phinizy, re-
signed, has made known his acceptance of
the position as delegate to the farmers
convention"
The public schools in Sandersville will
not be lost by last weeks vote, as was
originally supposed. At meeting of the
Board of Education Tuesday it was decided
TO Introduce bill entitled an act to amend
an act fixing the maximum of the matricu-
latlon fee at 81, and TO place it at maxi
mum of SO instead, of which due notice
has been given. By this means, in addition
to revenue derived from other sources, the
board is confident of being able to maintain
the school, So far as known the step meets
with general appreciation.
There is one interesting fact connected
with the women of the Salvation Army
which Is not generally known. Nearly all
or them have a heart worked in India ink
upon the right shoulder, the meaning of
which Is thus explained by one of the female
members OF the army: In case any one of
them is taken sick or dies away from home,
or in foreign country, the sign of the heart
VIII entitle her to care or suitable burial at
the expense of the entire organization, no
matter whether she is or is not member in
good standing of the Salvation Army at the
time Of sickness or demise. 1t lis pretty
hard to hide anything from an inquisitive
reporter.
Athens Banner Wdtchman: Monday
night at about 10 O'Clock the lightning
struck the large oak tree in frent of the
residence Of Rev. Mr.. Davis, tearingof the
bark from three to six inches deep and
blowing a double groove into the wood
nearly one-bof inch deep in one of the
grooves. Instead of striking any of the
large top limbs, the bolt struck in a crotch
about 20 feet from the ground. The tree
stands about 20 feet from the front porch OF
the house. and bark and broken limbs were
u.
tunately Mr. Davis and his wife had left the
front porch about twenty minutes before
the lightning struck Had they been sitting
there they could not have escaped serious
injury. They were sitting on the piazza of
Prof. Charbonnier with the family, and the
effect OF the lightning was very sensibly felt
in singing sensation through the person
even at that distance
Ida Lane, white woman of genteel ap-
ic fba latest mr. a,,ff ba A 20
police department. A few nights ago she
created some excitement in Brooklyn by
telephoning to the police department for an
officer to arrest two of her lovers who were
about to fight duel. There were no lovers
and no prospect of duel, so the officer told
her to go home and behave herself. She
had no home and her boarding house keeper
turned her out on the streets. Nothing
more was heard of the woman, who gave
her name as Ida Lane, until Tuesday night,
when she hired dray to move her furni-
ture. The drayman was directed to first
one house and then to another, until he
had visited some ten or fifteen, and found
that the woman had no room at any of the
places The disguised drayman finally
hauled the furniture to police headquarters
and turned it over to the station house
keeper. Capt. Couch had an interview with
the woman and found her either crazy or
cranky. He had her sent to the Benevolent
Home, where she will be watched closely
until her condition can be determined upon.
Capt. Couch thinks Ida is crazy, and that
she ought to be sent to the State lunatic
asylum.
From statistics presented by Keeper
Towers of the penitentiary it is ascertained
that the distribution of convicts in the
penitentiary on June was as follows Dade
county, Coke, AS, w. o. Reese, captain;
Dade county Rising Fawn, II, T. II. Con-
ner, captain; Augusta and Chattanooga,
Grovetown, rs, w II. StarneS, captain;
Cedartown, rs, j. b. Crab, captain; Chatta-
hoochee Brick Company, Atlantis, 1874, A. p.
Woodruff, captain; Att lnta and West Point,
Jonesboro, 81, Capt Pounds; Atlanta
and Hawkinsville, Jonesboro, 63, Capt.
Ivey; Atlanta and West Point, Jones'
boro, 81, Capt Goodwin; Atlanta and
West Point, Jonesboro, 60, j. III. Henderson,
captain; Georgia Midland, Griffin, 60, c. c.
Bingham, captain Atlanta and Hawkins
vile, Jonesboro, 80, j. ~ Henderson, cap
tain; Gresston, Dubois, 60, w S. Bryant,
captain; Atlanta and Hawkinsville,
Jonesboro, 81, Capt Pounds, captain;
Georgia Midland, Griffin, O., c. G.
Bingham, captain; Oldtown, 81, G.
H. Williams, captain; Oglethorpe farm,
Athens, So, G.. johnson, captain; Macon and
Coyington, Madison. 20, A. Luck, captain.
These are divided among three companies.
The Dade Comfy Coal Mining Company